David Feldman

professor of urban planning, and public policy & political science at UC Irvine

David Feldman on KCRW

Desalination of ocean water, long-considered too energy-inefficient and environmentally destructive, is increasingly finding its way into California’s water future.

Drought-stricken CA increasingly turning to desalination of ocean water

Desalination of ocean water, long-considered too energy-inefficient and environmentally destructive, is increasingly finding its way into California’s water future.

from Greater LA

More from KCRW

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

from Left, Right & Center

Windstorms generated piles of dry vegetation in Pasadena’s neighborhoods. Community members recognized the fire risk and took action.

from KCRW Features

What's it like to live without utilities? Residents in the landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula have no power, gas, or cable – and no end in sight.

from KCRW Features

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

from Life Examined

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA resident Josh Morgerman, star of the TV show “Hurricane Man,” built a second home in Mississippi to see powerful storms up-close.

from KCRW Features

The Palisades Fire burned vegetation around the Getty Villa but did not reach the building, leaving the art intact.

from KCRW Features

Aveson School of Leaders was among the five schools destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Now, the Aveson community looks back on what was lost and how to rebuild.

from KCRW Features

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.

from KCRW Features